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Hermann Minkowski
1864 – 1909
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHermann Minkowski was a mathematician and professor at the University of Königsberg, ETH Zürich, and the University of Göttingen, described variously as German, Polish, Lithuanian-German, or Russian. He created and developed the geometry of numbers and elements of convex geometry, and used geometrical methods to solve problems in number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 22, 1864
Aleksotas
Date of death
January 12, 1909
Göttingen
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia
Occupations & fields
physicistmathematicianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Grand prix des sciences mathématiques
Notable works
Minkowski spacetimeMinkowski inequalityMinkowski distanceMinkowski diagramMinkowski additionMinkowski–Bouligand dimension
- Field and occupation
- německý matematik a fyzik
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